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BOOT0CFG(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual BOOT0CFG(8)
NAMEboot0cfg -- boot manager installation/configuration utility
SYNOPSISboot0cfg [-Bv] [-bboot0] [-ddrive] [-ffile] [-mmask] [-ooptions]
[-sslice] [-tticks] diskDESCRIPTION
The FreeBSD `boot0' boot manager permits the operator to select from
which disk and slice an i386 machine (PC) is booted.
Note that what are referred to here as ``slices'' are typically called
``partitions'' in non-BSD documentation relating to the PC. Typically,
only non-removable disks are sliced.
The boot0cfg utility optionally installs the `boot0' boot manager on the
specified disk; and allows various operational parameters to be config-
ured.
On PCs, a boot manager typically occupies sector 0 of a disk, which is
known as the Master Boot Record (MBR). The MBR contains both code (to
which control is passed by the PC BIOS) and data (an embedded table of
defined slices).
The options are:
-B Install the `boot0' boot manager. This option causes MBR code to
be replaced, without affecting the embedded slice table.
-v Verbose: display information about the slices defined, etc.
-bboot0
Specify which `boot0' image to use. The default is /boot/boot0.
-ddrive
Specify the drive number used by the PC BIOS in referencing the
drive which contains the specified disk. Typically this will be
0x80 for the first hard drive, 0x81 for the second hard drive,
and so on; however any integer between 0 and 0xff is acceptable
here.
-ffile
Specify that a backup copy of the preexisting MBR should be writ-
ten to file. This file is created if it does not exist, and
replaced if it does.
-mmask
Specify slices to be enabled/disabled, where mask is an integer
between 0 (no slices enabled) and 0xf (all four slices enabled).
-ooptions
A comma-separated string of any of the following options may be
specified (with ``no'' prepended as necessary):
packet Use the disk packet (BIOS Int 0x13 extensions) interface,
as as opposed to the legacy (CHS) interface, when doing
disk I/O. This allows booting above cylinder 1023, but
requires specific BIOS support. The default is
`nopacket'.
setdrv Forces the drive containing the disk to be referenced
using drive number definable by means of the -d option.
The default is `nosetdrv'.
update Allow the MBR to be updated by the boot manager. (The
MBR may be updated to flag slices as `active', and to
save slice selection information.) This is the default;
a `noupdate' option causes the MBR to be treated as read-
only.
-sslice
Set the default boot selection to slice. Values between 1 and 4
refer to slices; a value of 5 refers to the option of booting
from a second disk. This would normally be used in conjunction
with the `noupdate' option.
-tticks
Set the timeout value to ticks. (There are approximately 18.2
ticks per second.)
FILES
/boot/boot0 The default `boot0' image
SEE ALSOboot(8), fdisk(8)DIAGNOSTICS
The boot0cfg utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
AUTHORS
Robert Nordier <rnordier@FreeBSD.org>.
BUGS
Use of the `packet' option may cause `boot0' to fail, depending on the
nature of BIOS support.
Use of the `setdrv' option with an incorrect -d operand may cause the MBR
to be written to the wrong disk. Be careful!
FreeBSD 10.1 February 21, 1999 FreeBSD 10.1